Service difficulty report · Tailpipe · Cvac 440

Difficulty date
September 20, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cvac 440
Aircraft time
55,171 hours
Engine
Allsn 501D13D
Part
Tailpipe
Part number
90632323
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) THE FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED A RT ENGINE ZONE 1 FIRE WARNING, THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE FIRE WARNING WENT OUT PRIOR TO FIRING THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. RECTIFICATION: THE RT ENGINE TAIL PIPE, UNIVERSAL JOINT P/N 906323-23 REPLACED, SYSTEM TESTED ON GROUND AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR FLIGHT.